For sale,  a TERRIFIC, ANTIQUE, TOUGHER TO FIND AS LISTED IN FIRST CATALOG AS 1K13  AND A TOUGH HISTORIC INLAND EMPIRE TOWN (WITH EARP FAMILY TIES)" good for token, once "GOOD FOR 25c IN TRADE" at a business called " EL PATIO INN (TOLD A BAR)" once located in old downtown COLTON, CALIFORNIA.

THIS IS A TOUGHER TO FIND TOKEN FROM HISTORIC INLAND EMPIRE TOWN....THIS IS EX-LERCH COLLECTION FROM COLTON, AND TOLD THIS WAS A BAR

This comes out of a lifetime collection of San Bernardino trade tokens collected over many years which I will be offering...original owner never bothered collecting so called common tokens....but focused he efforts on the tougher to find material he could find from these San Bernardino County towns...(watch for future listings)

The historic town of COLTON is located in Southern California's "Inland Empire" and is located in San Bernardino County, California...not too far from Fontana and San Berdoo.

COLTON IS A HISTORIC TOWN WITH GREAT "EARP" FAMILY CONNECTION....VIRGIL EARP WAS THE FIRST MARSHALL OF COLTON, AND BROTHER MORGAN EARP (DIED AT THE CAMPBELL AND HATCH POOL PARLOR IN TOMBSTONE) IS BURIED IN COLTON !!

Trade token is aluminum, octagonal shaped,  about 27mm  in diameter, and it displays nicely. (please see pictures in gallery) Natural background  patina intact

Gallery pictures should show you all you need to know. FIRST TIME AS "BUY IT NOW" , ONLY ONE I HAVE TO OFFER

While many old California tokens are in "dug" condition... this is a beautiful old token.

Nice old token, ANTIQUE, TOUGHER MERCHANT VARIETY (LISTED IN FIRST KAPPEN BOOK as CATALOG K13) TOUGH HISTORIC (EARP CONNECTIONS) WESTERN TOWN......once used for at the "EL PATIO INN (BAR)" business, located in historic old downtown COLTON, CALIFORNIA

Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!!   Tangible assets are always the best ones.